"Burlesque and these striptease shows that were originally geared toward men in the 1930s and 40s, now the big twist is that 80 percent of the people going to a burlesque show are women. I think it's ... kind of turning the old-fashioned ideas of feminism upside down. And for me, feminism is about how you can't decide for someone what is degrading or empowering because some people could look at my show and say, 'Oh, that's so degrading to women.' But then you're thinking, 'How is that degrading to women when there's all the women who are supporting it and they're getting inspiration from it and they're happy to see a different version of sensuality?'" - Dita von Teese
